Preventive mastectomy less common for black women with breast cancer

by Dennis ThompsonBlack women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found.Women with cancer affecting one breast often

Updated on: April 28,2024

Preventive mastectomy less common for black women with breast cancer

by Dennis ThompsonBlack women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found.Women with cancer affecting one breast often

Updated on:April 28,2024

New biomarker shows potential to evaluate treatment response for metastatic colorectal cancer

by Germans Trias i Pujol Research InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116857Colorectal cancer is the second leading caus

Updated on: July 17,2024

New biomarker shows potential to evaluate treatment response for metastatic colorectal cancer

by Germans Trias i Pujol Research InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116857Colorectal cancer is the second leading caus

Updated on:July 17,2024

Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersThe promise and challenges of liquid biopsy, an emerging, noninvasive method for targeted disease diagnosis and detection of canc

Updated on: May 23,2024

Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersThe promise and challenges of liquid biopsy, an emerging, noninvasive method for targeted disease diagnosis and detection of canc

Updated on:May 23,2024

A new nutrition-screening tool for the oncologic population

byScience China PressVenn plots of three screening tools and malnutrition defined by PG-SGA. Malnutrition was defined as a PG-SGA score of ≥4. The malnutrition risk in MST was defined as an MST

Updated on: January 30,2024

A new nutrition-screening tool for the oncologic population

byScience China PressVenn plots of three screening tools and malnutrition defined by PG-SGA. Malnutrition was defined as a PG-SGA score of ≥4. The malnutrition risk in MST was defined as an MST

Updated on:January 30,2024

Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCompared to patients who see their primary care doctor earlier in the day, cancer screening rates decline

Updated on: March 08,2024

Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainCompared to patients who see their primary care doctor earlier in the day, cancer screening rates decline

Updated on:March 08,2024

Research shows novel drug pairing could beat pancreatic cancer

byUniversity of California - San DiegoMouse pancreatic tumors were significantly smaller after being treated with a combination of KRAS inhibitor MRTX1133 and ERBB inhibitor Afatinib (bottom row

Updated on: January 16,2024

Research shows novel drug pairing could beat pancreatic cancer

byUniversity of California - San DiegoMouse pancreatic tumors were significantly smaller after being treated with a combination of KRAS inhibitor MRTX1133 and ERBB inhibitor Afatinib (bottom row

Updated on:January 16,2024

Increasing the dose intensity of chemotherapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and death

by Medical Research CouncilCredit: PixabayGiving chemotherapy drugs every two weeks instead of the usual every three weeks reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and death, according to new

Updated on: March 08,2024

Increasing the dose intensity of chemotherapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and death

by Medical Research CouncilCredit: PixabayGiving chemotherapy drugs every two weeks instead of the usual every three weeks reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and death, according to new

Updated on:March 08,2024

Conspiracy believers more likely to endorse mythical causes of cancer, finds study

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople who believe in conspiracies, reject the COVID-19 vaccine, or prefer alternative medicine are more likely to endorse mythical caus

Updated on: January 23,2024

Conspiracy believers more likely to endorse mythical causes of cancer, finds study

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople who believe in conspiracies, reject the COVID-19 vaccine, or prefer alternative medicine are more likely to endorse mythical caus

Updated on:January 23,2024

Immunotherapy with two novel drugs shows activity in colorectal cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA combination of two next-generation immunotherapy drugs has shown promising clinical activity in treating patients with refractor

Updated on: December 28,2023

Immunotherapy with two novel drugs shows activity in colorectal cancer

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA combination of two next-generation immunotherapy drugs has shown promising clinical activity in treating patients with refractor

Updated on:December 28,2023

Treating a rare genetic disorder that causes colon cancer in children

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonUniversity of Houston pharmaceutical scientist Ming Hu is developing a drug that will recycle and stay inside the area it is targeting. Credit: University

Updated on: April 09,2024

Treating a rare genetic disorder that causes colon cancer in children

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonUniversity of Houston pharmaceutical scientist Ming Hu is developing a drug that will recycle and stay inside the area it is targeting. Credit: University

Updated on:April 09,2024

More accurate biomarkers needed to ensure melanomas are spotted

byUniversity of South AustraliaCredit: AI-generated imageNew biomarkers to improve skin cancer detection and avoid delays in treatment are being developed by researchers at the University of Sou

Updated on: January 15,2024

More accurate biomarkers needed to ensure melanomas are spotted

byUniversity of South AustraliaCredit: AI-generated imageNew biomarkers to improve skin cancer detection and avoid delays in treatment are being developed by researchers at the University of Sou

Updated on:January 15,2024

Metastasis enablers: Findings could unlock new ovarian cancer treatments

by Tom Ziemer,University of Wisconsin-MadisonBiomedical engineering professor Pam Kreeger and other lab members have teased out how one type of immune cells helps cancer cells attach in the peri

Updated on: April 01,2024

Metastasis enablers: Findings could unlock new ovarian cancer treatments

by Tom Ziemer,University of Wisconsin-MadisonBiomedical engineering professor Pam Kreeger and other lab members have teased out how one type of immune cells helps cancer cells attach in the peri

Updated on:April 01,2024